Swimming & Diving (W)

Wright named NEWMAC's top diver for second consecutive week

Jan 18, 2010

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College women's swimming & diving
sophomore Julia Wright (Pomfret, VT/Northfield Mount Hermon
School) repeated as New England Women's and Men's Athletic
Conference (NEWMAC) Diver of the Week, earning the accolade for the
week ending on Sunday, January 17. In addition to the honor being
her second in as many weeks, Wright drew the third accolade of her
career.

With her second NCAA Championship provisional standard in the
one-meter dive in as many meets, Wright qualified for the national
meet during Wheaton's double-dual-meet split at Connecticut College
on Saturday. The Lyons defeated Trinity College by a 211-89 count
while dropping a 189-109 decision to the hosts. Sweeping the one-
and three-meter fields, Wright notched scores of 262.14 and 249.15,
respectively, upping her season win total to 11.

With a 6-4 mark, Wheaton is off until Saturday, when the Lyons
welcome NEWMAC foe Babson College to Balfour Natatorium at 1:00
p.m.